Re: detroit and gm

Posted by Red Tech on October 10, 2006 at 19:13:17 from (161.184.180.84):

In Reply to: detroit and gm posted by dontnonuthinboutoliver on October 10, 2006 at 16:45:53:

The Detroit Diesels are one and the same as GM Diesels. Detroit Diesel was a division of General Motors. GM did make some other diesel engines, but the Detroit Diesel division handled the two-stroke diesels. Also, the only GM diesels to see any farm tractor usage were the two-stroke Diesels.

So, really, calling them a Detroit or a GM is accurate both ways.

I've heard some people call the same engine a "Screamin Detroit" or a "Screamin Jimmy".

The Oliver 990 ran only the 3-71 Detroit diesel, as I recall. The Super 99 could come with either a Waukesha 6 cylinder gas, a Waukesha-Oliver 6 cylinder diesel, or the 3-71 two-stroke GM diesel. With the Detroit in it, it was labelled an Oliver Supper 99 GM.

Hope I didn't muddy the waters any!

Red Tech

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